Dr. Gary Kaplan on "How To Be Mentally & Physically Healthy for Life"
About 100 million Americans live with some form of chronic pain — more than the combined number of those with diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. In this interview with Joe Polish and Dean Jackson, Dr. Kaplan reveals his single-point-of-origin approach: seemingly unrelated symptoms of chronic pain and depression actually have a single, neurological basis.
Dr. Kaplan draws on patient stories and cutting-edge research to reveal that physical pain and emotional pain are manifestations of the same inflammation, brought on by tiny microglial cells found in the brain and spinal cord. And, in order to see greater success in treatment we must stop thinking of pain and depression as diseases, but rather symptoms of this inflammation.
Dr. Kaplan explains:
- Why we should be looking at pain as a symptom, not a disease
- The role of microglia in the central nervous system, and in chronic pain
- How to treat (or down-regulate) the inflammatory process and move towards total recovery
Dr. Kaplan stresses that “while pain is not optional, your suffering is,” and offers 3 daily actions to be mentally and physically healthy for life.
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